Good Dog.

Here's this week's LO for the Sketchy Thursday's Challenge. I love this sketch! I think I may use it again!

 

This layout features our lab, Mattie. She loves going to the park to play with her frisbee!


Materials Used: Cardstock, Elmers Memory Book Glue Pen, Maya Mist "silver", DecoArt paint "Ice Blue", Craft Smart Acrylic paint "Bright Magenta", Tim Holtz Distress Stickles "Broken China", American Crafts thickers "Patchwork", Font for journaling: Hip Chick"

I think I would jump for joy if I won. I heart Studio Calico's kits!

The Colors of Fall

This is a Thanksgiving card that I created for two challenges. The first is the EstyInspired Challenge #61. The challenge was to find inspiration nature photography from Jared In Kansas. Looking through the gallery I was inspired by this image. I tried to use the colors of the dandelion in the bow.

I'm also entering this in "Just Us Girls" Week 6 Sketch Challenge. I flipped it around and played with it a bit!

 

Materials Used: Cardstock, Bo Bunny patterned paper, Martha Stewart Craft Glue, Martha Stewart tinsel glitter "fire opal", Martha Stewart Embossing Pad, Martha Stewart Embossing Ink, Hampton Arts Clear Stamps, velvet brown ribbon, Gold leaf from Micheal's

Hope you enjoy!

FIL's 60th B-day

I hope I'm not too late to enter this to the One Stop Craft Challenge #53. I took a lot of time on this LO, probably because we had such a busy week! One of my favorite things about this challenge was HOW to go about using the text...I wanted it to matter and be a key focal point of the design, but not overwhealming.

 

Fun Fact: The tissue paper I used is left over from the tissue I packaged his gift in! I thought it was too beautiful to throw away.


Materials Used: Basic Grey Cardstock, Velvet Ribbon, Tissue Paper, Martha Stewarts Glitter Glue, multi-color beads (I was so excited to use them, I threw away the packaging..whoops) American Crafts Thickers in "Sprinkles", Staz On Ink "jet black", Making Memories stamps, Photoshoped definations and journal line.

My current computer background

I was having fun using digital scrapbooking freebies and created this LO for my computer background.

From Fall 2009

Since I don't yet have a sewing machine (sad, I know) this is the most realistic stitching I can do! lol

Freebies from Feistuff Crazy Beautiful

PS: Having a difficult time using Picasa to upload straight to blogger. No idea what's going on there!

Together we SHINE

Hello All!

I had so much fun with this LO using the 10.29 Sketch from Sketchy Thursdays! I loved the way it turned out, by far on of my favorites yet.

 

Materials used: American Crafts 'Copper Metallic foil', Little Yellow Bicycle Autumn Bliss 'Autumn Strip', K&Company Chipboard Alphabet, Tim Holtz Alcohol ink (currant, stream, espresso), Tim Holtz Distress Ink (worn lipstick), DecoArt acrylic paint (Ice Blue), buttons and embroidery floss.

Hope you like! xo

I like giving presents

I LOVE giving presents! Yes, I put a lot of thought into the actual present but I think my favorite part is wrapping the present and giving it! I'm almost anal about how perfect I want it to look. I don't care if it's the coolest gift, but it better be the best looking gift!

Here is the gift we gave to my hubby's dad for his 60th birthday tonight.

 

First, I love the tissue paper and kept a piece to use in an upcoming project. I also placed a Bingo Card on the bag and embossed a red square to highlight the number 60.

 

I, for one, was very pleased with the presentation.

Crate Paper Kit Giveaway

Um, I highly suggest hoping on over to The Green Frog Studio for a chance to win a fabulous kit from Crate Paper.

 

 

Fabulous, no?